Community Foundation News

30 Sep 2021

100 days and counting as I go back to the beginning

Roisin Wood, new Chief Executive of the Foundation shares her insights on going full circle (almost)..….. My proclamation that “I’m not taking another CEO role” was…

29 Sep 2021

Techies in Residence: Five Cycles On, It’s Time to Reflect

Since its first cycle in 2015 the Techies in Residence Programme (TiR) has built 32 digital products for social impact. This has provided direct benefit to at least…

28 Sep 2021

Digital Transformation in the Third Sector is Long Overdue

It could be argued that the Covid19 pandemic has done more for digital transformation in the voluntary sector than any capacity building programme or fund could ever have…

28 Sep 2021

£8.8M Allocated towards mental health support

The Community Foundation has announced the allocation of nearly £9m in funding through the recent Mental Health Support Fund which was established earlier this year. The…

15 Sep 2021

The Ann McGeeney Charitable Trust celebrates anniversary

On the seventh anniversary of Ann’s passing, 11th September, The Ann McGeeney Charitable Trust held a special memorial mass to celebrate the work of the organisations…

13 Sep 2021

Empowering Change with Comic Relief

We are very excited to announce the launch of the Comic Relief Empowering Change Programme. This 24 month programme is responding to the growing need for small locally led…

13 Sep 2021

New housing and homelessness programme seeks the voice of those with lived experience

The Community Foundation Northern Ireland is offering individuals the opportunity to have their say on the development of a new programme that will address the root causes…

10 Sep 2021

£55,000 fund launched to support digital poverty in rural communities

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland is delighted to announce a new partnership with Broadband provider, Fibrus Networks Ltd. This week saw the launch of…

8 Sep 2021

Over £590k in grants awarded to 16 Carer projects

The Community Foundation Northern Ireland has this week allocated over £590k in funding from the Department of Health to support the community here in response to the…

8 Sep 2021

Our response and learnings through Covid

The Community Foundation has at its core a focus on ‘Connecting People Who Care With Causes That Matter’. As a leading independent, grant making trust here in Northern…

3 Sep 2021

Meet the Funder – Henry Smith Charity

Meet the Funder – Henry Smith Charity – Strengthening Communities Programme Tuesday 5 Oct 10am – 12pm Register here We will be joined by…

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